Trump administration suspends $5bn electric vehicle charging program
Trump administration suspends $5bn electric vehicle charging program
Highway agency ordered states to no longer spend funds allocated under Biden’s EV fast-charging station program
Summary
The Trump administration has suspended the $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, halting state funding for EV charging stations.
The Federal Highway Administration ordered states to stop spending NEVI funds while reviewing program policies. Critics argue the move may violate federal law, as courts have previously blocked similar funding restrictions.
Trump, a vocal EV opponent, also revoked Biden’s 2030 EV sales target.
While existing projects may continue, new approvals are paused, potentially slowing the expansion of charging infrastructure across the U.S.
Just ensuring China owns the future while we drown in the past. Thanks Trump.
Don't worry, we'll probably be drowning in the future...
You really shouldn't upset President Musk like that...
This is a net positive for Musk. Tesla already has an established supercharger network, preventing further investment in the Electrify America charging network means Tesla can continue to control the market and prevent competitors from entering without paying Tesla a massive amount in royalties foe the privilege to use NACS superchargers.
It definitely is not. It will drive down sales of all EVs, including Teslas.
This is the corporate level boomer strategy of pulling the ladder up behind you after you've already made it...
It’s just capitalism, I think.
But we almost had a ninth one!
holy shit the cucks are doing exactly what is expected, I can believe it
This is mixed news for me. The electric car was never going to save us; it could've been a good stepping stone, but the adoption of the technology has been too slow. Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to spit on progress, I'll take what I can get, but we'd be much better off prioritizing walkability and good public transit. The really bad news is that there's nothing replacing this, just more oil.
It's interesting to see EVs discussed like hybrids (a band-aid that continues to benefit oil biz) as if personal vehicles were ever going to go away entirely. Transitioning off of oil and away from non renewable energy sources alongside walkability and public transit would be ideal, not a single choice or effort.
I think the big problem is we're building EVs like our current cars, but electric. If you want a halfway decent EV, your only options are big ass SUVs and Crossovers.
Source: a guy who got tired of waiting for Aptera to get to market, and traded in his hybrid coupe for a Mach E.
My wife goes to work every day with her electric car for half the cost of her old gas car, and that car got 35 miles to the gallon. It charges at night in the garage, so she also never needs to go to a station. Electric cars are the future.
Don't get me wrong, that's rad, but there's a lot of problems with cars that electrifying them doesn't solve, and we need to try to move away from car dependency.
I’ll take what I can get, but we’d be much better off prioritizing walkability and good public transit.
Those are great for dense urban centers. The only problem is that we have millions of people NOT living on those places that still need transportation.
I would encourage you to consider the case of Switzerland. They have many small villages and towns that are well served by trains and public transit, as many of our small towns once used to be before rail enshittification and car dependency became a thing. In fact, you can still see the walkable history of many cities and towns, especially the small ones, just by visiting old main street. When cars and gas got cheap, we all lost our minds and forgot how to build cities.
Where are they building that Oligark?
Like in Contact. If you know you know.
Or is it just a ship for three that they’re building in plain sight - destination Mars, with seats for Elon, Don, and the economy?
Or a dome? Where they hiding that?